Question: What kind of songs were written by Billie Holiday?
Paraphrase: What kind of melodies were composed by Billie Holiday?
SPARQL (Wikidata):  select distinct ?sbj where { ?sbj wdt:P676 wd:Q104358 . ?sbj wdt:P31 wd:Q207628 } 
Answer: God Bless the Child, Stormy Blues